Longmont, Colorado

About Longmont

Set in the northern part of Colorado, Longmont is a thriving city, home to 99,818 residents as of the latest Census estimates. It stands among the 500 most populous places in the United States (#344 nationwide).

Officially, Longmont is an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 29.26 square miles, giving it a compact, walkable footprint at roughly 3,411 residents per square mile.

📰 Longmont News Today

• Niwot vs. Longmont: Colorado High School Girls Volleyball, Oct. 8, 2026 CHSAANow.com · Oct 7
• Prison Yoga Project Brings Trauma-Informed Yoga Training to Longmont Yellow Scene Magazine · Oct 10
• Your New Favorite Colorado Staycation Spot Is In…Longmont? - 5280 5280 - Denver's Mile High Magazine · Oct 8
• Joseph Thomas Jeffries Obituary (1946 - 2026) - Longmont, CO Denver Gazette · Oct 8
• Here's what happens at the lab that's tanked your cell service in Boulder County 9News · Oct 9

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

📰 Local News

Read the latest Colorado headlines on our news site, Bless News Daily.

What Makes Longmont Unique

• A top-25 city in Colorado by population (#13 of 271 incorporated places).
• The only place in America named Longmont — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• Positioned in northern Colorado, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• The sweet spot: real amenities without big-city congestion.
• Local businesses and schools anchored by a stable resident base of 99,818.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 8 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Longmont

• 3 Margaritas — mexican
• A Thai Sticky Rice — thai
• Abo's Pizza — pizza
• Bowl Izakaya — japanese
• Brewing Market — coffee shop (café)
• Cafe Fritz — coffee shop (café)
• China Gourmet — chinese
• City Cafe — american
• Cuppa House Coffee & Tea — bubble tea (café)
• Dutch Bros. Coffee — coffee shop (café)

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · click a restaurant to read or write reviews.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Agricultural Heritage Center · Museum
• Dougherty Museum · Museum
• Firehouse Art Center · Art gallery
• Longmont Museum and Culture Center · Museum
• Quarters Barcade · Arcade
• Russel Coburn Gallery · Art gallery
• The Walnut Gallery · Art gallery

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Longmont

• Dawson Park reviews ★
• Dickens Farm Nature Area reviews ★
• Pella Crossing reviews ★
• Second Start Community Gardens · Garden reviews ★
• Spangler Park reviews ★
• Affolter Park reviews ★
• Alta Park reviews ★
• Athletic Field Neighborhood Park reviews ★
• Boulder County Community Garden · Garden reviews ★
• Buckhorn Playground reviews ★
• Carr Park reviews ★
• Clark Centennial Park reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Longmont

• Burlington Elementary School
• Central Elementary School
• Columbine Elementary School
• Hygiene Elementary School
• Indian Peaks Elementary School
• Longmont Estates Elementary School
• Longmont High School
• Longs Peak Middle School
• Mountain View Elementary School
• New Meridian High School
• Northridge Elementary School
• Rocky Mountain Elementary School
• Skyline High School
• Sunset Middle School

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

🏥 Hospitals & Healthcare

• Longs Peak Hospital ★★★★★ (5/5 CMS rating) · 24/7 ER
• Longmont United Hospital ★★★ (3/5 CMS rating) · 24/7 ER

Medicare-registered hospitals with official CMS star ratings.

⚡ Quick Facts

🌤️ Current Weather

Full forecast →

Source: National Weather Service

🗺️ Map of Longmont

🏘️ Nearby Communities